Thanks for your input guys..to answer your questions...yes it is on the drivers side and it is the hole that conects to the rest of the steering linkage that has been streched and now has slack and give in it. i looked at the splines and tried to find another one from another year and some were close but i dont want to buy it and find that it curves at a sligthly different angle...you know shopping online with pics only . i talked to others in my class with a bit more knowledge and they said pitman arms are easy to find...and they are ..but not for my car.